The MIDWEEK Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013 Goodland1205 Main Avenue, Goodland, Star-News KS 67735 • Phone (785) 899-2338 $1 Volume 81, Number 99 10 Pages Goodland, Kansas 67735 giving season Trout released into county lake By Kevin Bottrell least one more release in January or February, The trout season is open until April 15. always bring a buddy as well as rope and a [email protected] and may do a third if the budget allows. Spalsbury said temperatures in the lake can throwable life preserver, which can also be Angel Tree The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks For most, fishing in the lake will require a change very quickly, and he expects there to used to sit up off the ice. and Tourism has released what could be the license and a trout stamp, which are sold at be a freeze once the wind dies down. Ice fish- Spalsbury said the state will continue to first of many new fish into the lake at Smoky Walmart. For people aged 16 to 74, a valid ing can be dangerous, but Spalsbury offered manage the water levels in Smoky Gardens and Toys Gardens, just in time for ice fishing season. license is required with a trout stamp. Spals- some guidelines to stay safe. using water from the state fishing lake. When Fisheries Biologist Dave Spalsbury said bury said people will have to get a 2013 stamp “You need five to six inches of deep, clear the weather warms up again next year, he about 400 rainbow trout were released into if they want to fish in the month of December ice,” he said. “Once it starts to appear cloudy said he plans to stock Smoky Gardens with for Tots the lake last Tuesday. The trout weighed one and a 2014 stamp for after the new year. Those that means a thaw has started. At Smoky warm water fish such as minnows, sunfish and Toys for Tots, a drive to col- half pound to one pound on average, he said. stamps go on sale Monday. Gardens there is a lot of flooded brush; it will channel catfish. lect toys for underprivileged They were purchased by the department from For youth 15 and under, no stamp is re- thaw there first so stay away from submerged For information, Spalsbury can be reached children, is underway. Look a fish farm in La Junta, Colo. quired, but the catch limit is two per day. With objects.” at (785) 726-3212. for “Angel Trees” at Dol- Spalsbury said the department will do at a stamp, the limit is 5 per day. Spalsbury said never go ice fishing alone, lar General, Walmart and Orscheln’s. Drop off loca- tions include the Walmart service desk, the Goodland Filling the baskets District United Methodist Church and the Goodland Star- News office. For informa- conducts tion, call Michelle Douglass at (785) 821-3858. safety drill By Pat Schiefen [email protected] On Wednesday at 2:45 p.m. Cen- tral Elementary had a crisis drill to prepare them for an emergency. Emergencies can be varied such as a gas leak, weather or outside threat. “This drill will help us better pre- pare and manage crisis situations,” weather said Superintendent Bill Biermann. “As part of the drill we will be prac- report ticing evacuating the school to an offsite location.” Parents were notified where the 11° offsite location was and got a mes- 10 a.m. sage to pick up their children there. Biermann said they did it at the Monday end of the day so parents could pick Today their children up and take them home.” • Sunset, 4:24 p.m. “I thought that the drill went Wednesday great,” said Goodland Police Chief • Sunrise, 6:57 a.m. Cliff Couch. “The logistics involved • Sunset, 4:24 p.m. in evacuating a school are over- Midday Conditions whelming, and it went surprisingly • Soil temperature 27 degrees well.” • Humidity 61 percent “I was proud of the way our staff • Sky sunny and students handled the event,” • Winds west 6 mph said Biermann. “The teachers did • Barometer 30.20 inches a great job of prepping the students and rising and alleviating any concerns they • Record High today 71° (1975) had. I appreciated very much the • Record Low today -14° (1972) parents working with us to conduct this exercise so we can be better Last 24 Hours* prepared in the unfortunate situation High Sunday 14° that we have to conduct an actual Low Sunday -6° exercise.” Precipitation 0.01 “Everything went really well, we This month 0.02 have a few little procedure things to Year to date 16.71 iron out, but overall it was a success. Below normal 2.62 inches I can’t stress enough how important The Topside Forecast Volunteers were organized into an assembly line to help fill food to donate to the Goodland Star-News food drive, which ends it will be in an actual crisis situation Today: Sunny with a high near baskets at the Genesis food drive Saturday. Orange Bag dona- Wednesday, Dec. 18. Food collected will be donated to Genesis for all involved to remain calm and 35, winds out of the southwest at tions were picked up around town Saturday morning. The food and each donor is entered in a drawing to win a year’s subscrip- 5 to 10 mph and a low around 7. was then collected, sorted and organized. There is still time tion to the paper. Photo by Pat Schiefen/The Goodland Star-News Wednesday: Sunny with a high See DRILL, Page 5 near 29, winds out of the west at 5 to 10 mph switching to the south- west and a low around 9. Topside Tipoff tourney Extended Forecast Holidays from around the world Thursday: Sunny with a high near 44 and a low around 17. set to begin on Thursday Friday: Sunny with a high near 44 and a low around 18. Saturday: By Kevin Bottrell p.m. Thursday in the junior high Mostly sunny with high near 42 [email protected] gym. The Cougars are 1-1 so far this and a low around 18. The 2013 Topside Tipoff will look season, having beaten Lamar 49- (National Weather Service) a little different this year without 40, but losing to Yuma 60-38. The Get 24-hour weather info. at 162.400 MHz. Ottawa. Plainsmen made it to the champion- The east-central Kansas team has ship game in last year’s tournament, been a mainstay at the tournament where they were beaten by Ottawa. since 2001. The boys team won the This year they are 1-0, beating championship five years in a row Wichita County 64-45 in their first from 2007 to 2012. They lost the game of the season Friday. championship to Goodland in 2006 Next will be the McCook Bison by just two points, but racked up and Norton Bluejays at 4 p.m. in the wins in 2002, 2003 and 2005. main gym. The Bison lost to Chase Fan favorite Semi Ojeleye – who County, Neb., 45-25 on Friday, has set several tournament records while the Bluejays lost 54-49 to local including most individual points in Goodland. a tournament, most three pointers in The Wray Eagles will play the markets a game and most three pointers in a Wallace County Wildcats at 6 p.m. tournament – is in his freshman year in the junior high gym. The Eagles 10 a.m. playing for the Duke University have played two games so far this Wheat — $6.87 bushel Blue Devils, who are 7-2 so far this season, losing 59-46 to Fleming, Posted county price — $6.69 season. Ojeleye won the school’s Colo., last Tuesday and losing to Corn — $4.25 bushel preseason slam dunk contest and has Perkins County, Neb., 44-33 on Posted county price — $4.20 played in five games. He is currently Friday. Wallace County beat Hoxie Milo — $3.91 bushel averaging 3.6 points per game with 69-54 on Friday. In preseason the Soybeans — $12.46 bushel a shooting percentage of 75 percent. Wildcats were ranked No. 2 in Class Posted county price — $12.63 The Ottawa girls team won the 1A Division II by the Kansas Bas- Millet — no bid Topside Tipoff four years in a row ketball Coaches Association. Sunflowers The Goodland Cowboys will Oil current crop — $18.95 cwt. from 2008 to 2011. They also won play the late game against the Bel- Confection — no bid the championship in their debut ap- leview Christian Bruins at 8 p.m. in Pinto beans — no bid pearance in 2001 and again in 2004. (Markets by Scoular Grain, Sun Opta, This year they will be replaced the main gym. The Bruins are 0-3 Frontier Ag and 21st Century Bean. by newcomers Belleview Christian this season, having lost 56-34 to These may not be closing figures. ) from Westminster, Colo. Otherwise West Grand last Thursday, 44-33 to the roster remains unchanged from Middle Park on Friday and 64-44 to Education coordinator Sami Philbrick for the High Plains Museum in Denver showed different 2012 with McCook, Neb., Burling- Eagle Ridge Academy on Saturday. places on a world map to kids and adults at a passport program on Saturday afternoon. At this ton, Colo., Wray, Colo., Wallace Second round games will be at 4 program Mary Porterfield and Nick Everett talked and had activities on the different ways of County, Norton and Oakley. p.m. and 8 p.m. Friday. On Saturday, celebrating Christmas around the world.